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BAR outlines rulemaking for storage fees and airbag safety; industry flags salvage and supplier gaps
Summary
BAR presented pending regulation packages: storage‑fees rules requiring reasonableness, itemized invoices and posting; change‑of‑address timeframes (14/30 days); updates to SmogCheck and Vehicle Safety manuals; and an airbag safety package banning certain counterfeit or previously deployed airbags and requiring OEM sources. Collision‑repair representatives flagged salvage‑vehicle loopholes and supplier availability concerns.
During the Jan. 29 advisory meeting, BAR staff reviewed several pending regulatory packages and took public and advisory comments.
Holly Helsing of BAR’s executive office summarized the packages: a storage‑fees package intended to consolidate provisions in the Business & Professions Code, Civil Code and Vehicle Code and require reasonable, itemized storage fees, posting of daily rates and annual reporting of the highest rate at renewal; a change‑of‑address package setting a 14‑day notice requirement for address changes and 30 days for other material changes; updates to the SmogCheck and Vehicle Safety Systems inspection manuals to permit use of newer biometric palm‑vein…
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